Scam call
One-Ring (Wangiri) Missed Calls
A number, often overseas or premium rate, rings once and cuts off before you can answer. Wangiri is Japanese for one ring and drop. The whole idea is curiosity: when you call back you are connected to an expensive line that charges by the minute, sometimes with hold music to keep you on. Look up any missed call you do not recognise before returning it.
What to do if this call comes in
- Keep your card number, PIN, passwords and any verification codes to yourself.
- Don't pay, send money or buy vouchers because someone on the phone said so.
- Hang up, then contact the organisation using details you've looked up yourself.
- Rate the number here so others are warned, and forward any linked texts to 7726.
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Numbers people tied to this scam
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